Faculty Recognition
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine honors faculty members for excellence in the achievement of our educational mission and offers six awards in recognition of faculty teaching, innovation, research, and service.These awards should primarily highlight the nominee's achievements from the 2024 calendar year (January - December), though nominations covering accomplishments from multiple years are also welcome. Your nomination letter must be at least 1500 characters (~250 words). You can save and return later, but it’s recommended to draft your response outside the form and paste it when complete. Here is the link to the nomination form.
Eligibility:
- Any faculty member who is a tenured, tenure-track, or has a standard faculty appointment at the OUWB School of Medicine. To confirm a faculty member's appointment, visit the Foundational Medical Studies Faculty Directory or the Corewell Health Clinical Faculty Directory.
- Minimum of one year completed as a faculty member at OUWB.
- Previous award recipients are not eligible to win another award in any category until after two years have passed and upon demonstration of additional achievement. For a list of past winners, please see below.
The deadline to nominate is Wednesday, January 08, 2025, by 11:59 pm.
Please limit your nominations to only one candidate per award category. Self-nominations are not accepted.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the Chair, Suzan Kamel-ElSayed, at [email protected].
Select each award name below for a description of the criteria.
Foundational Medical Studies Educator of the Year Description
Clinical Educator of the Year Description
Excellence in Research Award Description
Excellence in Service Award Description
2023-24 Awardees
Foundational Medical Studies Excellence in TeachingJickssa Gemechu, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Foundational Medical Studies, for outstanding contribution to basic science teaching.
Clinical Excellence in Teaching
Lori Stec, M.D., Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, for her outstanding contribution to clinical teaching.
Foundational Medical Studies Excellence in Research Award
Tracey Taylor, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Foundational Medical Studies, for outstanding contribution to research.
Tracey Taylor, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Foundational Medical Studies, for outstanding contribution to research.
Clinical Excellence in Research Award
Alexandra Halalau, M.D., Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, for outstanding contribution to research.
Alexandra Halalau, M.D., Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, for outstanding contribution to research.
Foundational Medical Studies Excellence in Service Award
Sarah Lerchenfeldt, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Foundational Medical Studies, for outstanding contribution to service.
Sarah Lerchenfeldt, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Foundational Medical Studies, for outstanding contribution to service.
Clinical Excellence in Service Award
Bophal Hang, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, for outstanding contribution to service.
2014 - 2023 Awardees
2023 Awardees
- Foundational Medical Studies Excellence in Teaching –Malli Barremkala, M.D.
- Clinical Excellence in Teaching – Bhavinkumar Dalal, M.D.
- Foundational Medical Studies Excellence in Research – Changiz Mohiyeddini, Ph.D.
- Clinical Excellence in Research – Garish Nair, M.D.
- Foundational Medical Studies Excellence in Service – Jason Wasserman, Ph.D.
2022 Awardees
- Foundational Medical Studies Excellence in Teaching – Stefanie Attardi, Ph.D.
- Clinical Excellence in Teaching – Jaime Hope, M.D.
- Foundational Medical Studies Excellence in Research – Luca Cucullo, Ph.D.
- Clinical Excellence in Research – Amit Bahl, M.D.
- Foundational Medical Studies Excellence in Service – Kara Sawarynski, Ph.D.
- Clinical Excellence in Service – Brian Felice, M.D.
2021 Awardees
- Foundational Medical Studies Educator of the Year – Varna Taranikanti, M.D., Ph.D.
- Clinical Science Educator of the Year – Sangeeta Kaur, M.D.
- Excellence in Research – Matthew Sims, M.D., Ph.D., FACP, FIDSA
- Excellence in Service – Laura Ortiz, M.D.
2020 Awardees
- Foundational Medical Studies Educator of the Year - Stefan Walter, Ph.D.
- Clinical Science Educator of the Year - Bhavian Dalal, M.D.
- Excellence in Research - Barry Franklin, M.D.
- Excellence in Service - Rachel Yoskowitz, MPH, BSN
2019 Awardees
- Basic Science Educator - Stefanie Attardi, Ph.D.
- Clinical Science Educator - Dan Nguyen, M.D.
- Excellence in Educational Research - Victoria Roach, Ph.D.
- Excellence in Service - Claudio Cortes, DVM, Ph.D.
2018 Awardees
- Basic Science Educator - Sarah Lerchenfeldt, Pharm.D.
- Clinical Educator - Kathy Schlecht, D.O.
- Excellence in Service - Misa Mi, Ph.D., MLIS
2017 Awardees
- Basic Science Educator - Tracey Taylor, Ph.D.
- Educational Innovation/Research - Misa Mi, Ph.D., MLIS
- Excellence in Service - Stephanie Swanberg, MSI
2016 Awardees
- Basic Science Educator - Kara Sawarynski, Ph.D. and Samia Ragheb, Ph.D.
- Clinical Educator - Bhavinkumar Dalal, M.D.
- Educational Innovation/Research - Victoria Lucia, Ph.D.
- Excellence in Service - Asha Shajahan, M.D., MBA
2015 Awardees
- Basic Science Educator - Inaya Hajj Hussein, Ph.D.
- Clinical Educator - Sunitha Santhakumar, M.D.
- Educational Innovation/Research - Jason Wasserman, Ph.D.
- Excellence in Service - Stephen Loftus, Ph.D., DDS
2014 Awardees
- Basic Science Educator - Mark Hankin, Ph.D.
- Clinical Educator - Nelia Afonso, M.D.
- Educational Innovation/Research - David Rodenbaugh, Ph.D.
- Excellence in Service - Richard Sabina, Ph.D.
